By giving students outstanding literature that speaks to their ages, their lives, and their tastes, READ XL validates students' efforts to become better readers. Because READ XL provides text that students want to read, READ XL motivates them to read.

READ XL is based on a model of teaching and learning that anticipates and addresses the problems of striving readers as it scaffolds instruction to meet their needs. Designed to bring students who are reading 1 to 3 years below level up to grade level by end of year, READ XL helps kids find the success in reading that has previously eluded them.